The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-09-07
TROY's TOWN TALK.
Afflicted with Spceches---Sick People
-.- The Sports, Hopes, and Day
Dreams Of the Young FoIk.--Many
Matters of Interest.

TROY, S. c., Sept. :, 1887.
The Troy delegation 10 the ADbeVilie ASso.
citation OF BaptlStS have returned. and report
the business of the body In very satiSfacto-
ry shape. But that the number and leng tn of
speeches amounted to real afflicton.
Miss Bessie Chiles. daughter OF DR.. Thos.
Chiles. died Of typhoid fever OH the first day
Of this month. The corpse reached Fellow
ship about the time Of the adjournment Of
the Baptist Association on tho afternoon OF
the second. An immense congregation at
tended the funeral services which were most
solemnly rendered by Rev. j. S. Jordan, of
Phoenix.
The Rev. II. G.. Smart has Just closed a series
Of meetings In his churches, which resulted
In the addition of sixty members. 49,
The sercnaders of the 'Troy str ing Band"
are so sweet and short that indeed when
awakened by the me|odinus strains on so still
and beautiful night ms that of Inst Monday.
they truly seem bnt the better half of II hap.
py dream from which one must awake alas !:
too soon.
Croquet seems to he the favorite sport with
the yonng people Of this place.
"Capt." Edgar Chiles is visiting relatives in
Greenville. We miss his bright and happy
facn Make haste and come home Ed:
Mrs. Annie Watson and her charming
daughter of Greenwood. have been visiting
relatives and friends nj this place.
Althea blossoms are again in vogue. "Ihey
are the latest agony"
We have faint whispers Of wedding bells.
Suspense Is terrible.
The friends and admirers Of Miss Willie Sui
Ivan were sadly Disappointed when they
found that she had not returned on Thursday
as they expected. ms they. were anXiously
awaiting her arrival at the depot
Miss Laurie Vance Is visiting her sister. Mrs
killingsworth. at WillistOn, s. C., for shorf
time. Her many friends wish for her pleas
ant visit.
The woods around Troy are vocal with the
songs with merry urchins in search OF musca-
dimes.
This town will have the pleasure Of enter.
tanning the Abbevillc Association next year
The farmers are King good use or the nne
weather to house and market their crops
Cotton wagons are coming In constantly.
We are sorry to hear Of the illness of Miss
Sarah. daughter of Capt. w. Il. Cothran, OF
Mllway.
The Summarizes will entertain in Whatlcy
Hall on the evening Of tho thirteenth Of this
month. Come ull
Forty-thrcc bales Of new cotton have heen
sold here this season, twcnty-four OF when
were sold last Saturday. Good prices are be-
ing paid for the staple ranging from 81 to S34.
All of our merchants are filling their stores
with fall and winter goods and report their
trade on Saturday as very good indeed.
Two steam gins nre being run mere, o,tr ofr pS
ginning and packing twenty.eight nhles per
day. They use l5-horsc power engine ana
hydraulic press on which they have packed
bale of cotton In seven minutes. mr.. ~
Buford'S gin Is on y smaller scale win Il ca
pacty Of ten bales per day.
Rev. II. +. Bradley Is off on trip to LOUIS,
Vile, Ga. whore he will preach IN me several
Associate Reformed Presbyterian churchcs IN
that section.
Master James Chlcs, q most energetic and
intelligent young man, has opened grocery
store on Broad street. We wish MN uh-
bounded success.
MIR. LEES essay before the Literary Club Is
sxE hIt .l.IN